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database, the Household Impacts of Tariffs data set, which contains harmonized household survey and tariff data for 54 low- and …. Using a stylized model of the first-order impacts of import tariffs on household real income, this paper quantifies the … welfare implications of agricultural trade protection. On average, unilateral elimination of agricultural tariffs would …
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unique data set compiled from unpublished customs records of imports, tariffs and all other taxes levied at the border. It …
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Some governments are considering taxes on imports based on carbon content from countries that have not introduced climate change policies. Such carbon border taxes appeal to domestic industries facing higher charges for their own carbon emissions. This research demonstrates that there are...
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Tariff exemptions for exporters are widely used by many countries as an instrument for providing export incentives. This author argues that when tariff exemptions are granted as a means of industrial regional promotion to an industry independently of its export performance, the tariff exemptions...
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production. In this context, tariff policy design needs to consider the impact downstream of changes in tariffs upstream. Policy … downstream? What are the key input tariffs that could be reduced to lower production costs in priority sectors considering … Excel?based tool designed to help policy makers answer these questions, by combining information on tariffs and input …
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Trade policy commitments to lower import tariffs and to maintain tariffs at low levels entail short and long …-11. First, and despite multilateral and customs union commitments that might limit changes to applied tariffs, Turkey made … changes to both its applied Most Favored Nation and preferential tariffs that cumulatively affect nearly 9 percent of …
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A new database on the barriers faced by foreign suppliers of services has been produced by the World Bank. Data for 103 countries are available on 11 of the most important services sectors in international trade. Based on these data and building on the methodology and publications supported by...
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controlling for importing firm-related fixed effects. Second, on average, firms'FTA use reduces tariffs by 12 percentage points …
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Emerging literature has demonstrated some unique characteristics of trade in differentiated products. This paper contributes to the literature by postulating that differentiated products may be subject to greater tariff evasion due to the difficulties associated with assessing their quality and...
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